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Derwood, Maryland Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Derwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Derwood, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 8:37 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
68%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Sunset
4:38 PM
Derwood, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDerwood, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 36% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 74°H 96°
Derwood, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    37%
    99°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    41%
    96°74°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    75%
    86°73°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    75%
    0.05″
    78°69°-8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    0.02″
    77°67°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    11%
    93°67°+16°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    96°72°+3°
Derwood, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
206° · backing 53°
Direction
SSW
206°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 20 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 232SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 53° from the ssw.
Derwood, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.8
+2.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.8
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.2995.7998.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Derwood, MD
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6h

AQI 82 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Derwood, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
91%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.9mi
UNLIMITED
109 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
00:37 UTC · Derwood, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
00:37 UTC · Derwood, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Derwood, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Derwood, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Derwood, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
4:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Derwood, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
11:18 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Derwood, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Derwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 20855

16-Day Forecast — Derwood

  1. Sat99°78°37%
  2. Sun96°74°41%
  3. Mon86°73°75%
  4. Tue78°69°75%
  5. Wed77°67°37%
  6. Thu93°67°11%
  7. Fri96°72°45%
  8. Sat83°68°36%
  9. Sun80°65°23%
  10. Mon85°61°20%
  11. Tue91°64°17%
  12. Wed89°66°33%
  13. Thu88°64°37%
  14. Fri90°69°42%
  15. Sat90°71°44%
  16. Sun87°68°46%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Derwood

SPC has placed Derwood in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Derwood

  • 20855

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.